Late night "snack" turned earliest of early morn breakfasts (of champions ;) yesterday when I was in homestretch prepping for tonight's talk I facilitated at (@schomburglive @schomburg_jsp @schomburgspecialevents ...& = why y'all ain't heard from me lately)...finishing reading @soulfoodscholar's recently arrived new book densely packed with info and interesting stories (& stories WITHIN stories!) about American presidents and the African American people (enslaved and free) who cooked for and served POTUS #1 thru #44 well over the centuries... The image on this page is that of the handwritten inventory of kitchen utensils at @tjmonticello written circa 1796 by enslaved Chef James Hemings (namesake of @jameshemingsorg) courtesy of @librarycongress ....#shortnotice #crunchtime #chocolatecake to #stayawake! (& #staywoke) at #5thAveDiner #ParkSlope #burningthemidnightoil in #Brooklyn #24hrs #worthit #pageturner ... #TheSchomburgCenter of #BlackResearchandCulture in #Harlem #USA... (at Brooklyn, New York)